People For Member,
Voting rights are in serious jeopardy.
Angry over their election losses, far-right officials in states across the country are rushing to put an end to many of the policies that allowed for greater voter participation in the 2020 election and the Georgia runoff election. So far this year, more than 106 bills making it harder to vote have been introduced in 28 states across the country.1
That’s why, in addition to fighting back in the states, People For the American Way is super-charging our efforts to pass comprehensive reform legislation to PROTECT the right to vote and stop these attacks on our democracy. But we need your help.
Nowhere are attacks on voting rights more of a threat than in Georgia, where Republicans in the state have already introduced 8 bills that seek to restrict popular voting rights policies.2
This includes bills that would end no-excuse voting by mail, end automatic voter registration, limit a new resident’s ability to vote in runoff elections, and ban ballot drop boxes – a particularly egregious and racist policy following targeted polling location closures predominantly in communities of color.3
Rather than acknowledge that it was their failed policies and bad candidates they had on the ballot, the Far Right is once again resorting to undermining the right to vote by doing everything they can to prevent voters from accessing the ballot box – and it doesn’t stop there.
The resentment is so bad in Georgia right now that a “Stop Stacey” PAC has been launched by the Far Right to attack voting rights champion Stacey Abrams for her voting rights work in the event she decides to run for governor in 2022.4
These direct attacks on voting rights and those who seek to expand them reveal the true intent behind the Right’s efforts and also underscore the urgency with which we must STOP them.
Renew with a donation now and it will be put to work immediately to defend voting rights! >>
Even though the 2020 election is behind us we CANNOT relent for a single moment – because that is when nefarious, far-right politicians will do the most damage.
Renew now and join us in protecting one of our most fundamental rights! >>
Thank you for all you do,
Zach, People For the American Way
[1] "Voting Laws Roundup 2021" Brennan Center for Justice, 1/26/21
[2] "Ga. bills would end no-excuse absentee voting, automatic registration" The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2/1/21
[3] "Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places" NPR, 10/17/20
[4] "GOP group 'Stop Stacey' targets Abrams ahead of expected 2022 run" The Hill, 2/1/21
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